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host: jack lew coming in, and he was the president's point person. does that give you any confidence on budgets considering his background? caller: no, his background is just as bad. he practiced law for a few years, but he is basically a politician who used to work for tip o'neill. he does not care anything about economic growth. when the you hear any obama administration official talking about economic growth? that is what is needed, not more government programs that just run up debt. who is going to pay the debt back? host: ran on the independent line. caller: i am calling about timothy geithner exactly and the whole federal resolve -- reserve, for that matter. people are making like me of timothy geithner 0 in tax money. i do not make lightly of that. he came in a 0 in tax money knowing that he owed tax money. he was thinking he was above it anyway. that is one point. the second, our unemployment rate is sky-high under timothy geithner. the national debt is sky high under timothy geithner. third, we have lost our national credit rating, our world
host: jack lew coming in, and he was the president's point person. does that give you any confidence on budgets considering his background? caller: no, his background is just as bad. he practiced law for a few years, but he is basically a politician who used to work for tip o'neill. he does not care anything about economic growth. when the you hear any obama administration official talking about economic growth? that is what is needed, not more government programs that just run up debt. who is...
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that left some republican was the sour tath about jack lew. in his book, bob woodward quotes saying brett loper in particular, found lew obnoxious. the budget director was doing 75% of the talking, lecturing everyone. not only about what obama's policy was but also why it was superior to the republicans'. barry jackson, former chief of staff, found lew's tone disrespectful and dismissive. lew is not likely to get any serious opposition. few senate republicans like jeff sessions aren't exactly saying celebratory things. according to fox news sessions has a prepared statement out that says, quote, jack lew must never be secretary of treasury. his testimony before the senate budget committee less than two years ago was so outrageous and false that it alone disqualifies him. jeff sessions is sort of alone on that front. one more thing to remember. secretary geithner would have -- would stay, president wouldn't be replacing geithner. if there is a cabinet secretary that the president knew the least but ended up becoming very close to, it has been g
that left some republican was the sour tath about jack lew. in his book, bob woodward quotes saying brett loper in particular, found lew obnoxious. the budget director was doing 75% of the talking, lecturing everyone. not only about what obama's policy was but also why it was superior to the republicans'. barry jackson, former chief of staff, found lew's tone disrespectful and dismissive. lew is not likely to get any serious opposition. few senate republicans like jeff sessions aren't exactly...
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jack lew is going to the treasury. for those of you who can make out his signature here, that's jack lew's signature. it looks sort of like a drunk caterpillar there. that will be on your flat money. it looks just like this. jack lew's signature. like a shock test if you look at it the right way. that's one nomination. other nominations that we've had here recently. we wanted to talk to juana summers about. let's start with john brennan. john brennan to the c.i.a. how are republicans going to take this? because we've already seen some opposition to him. >> as expected, a lot aren't taking it very well. they say he still has questions to answer about harsh interrogation tactics from the bush era. he hasn't answered that. lindsey graham the other night speaking on fox news that suggested he wants to put a hold on brennan's nomination. use that as leverage so he can get the answers that he and his republican colleagues, kelly ayotte, john mccain have been pushing for from clinton from the obama administration and the atta
jack lew is going to the treasury. for those of you who can make out his signature here, that's jack lew's signature. it looks sort of like a drunk caterpillar there. that will be on your flat money. it looks just like this. jack lew's signature. like a shock test if you look at it the right way. that's one nomination. other nominations that we've had here recently. we wanted to talk to juana summers about. let's start with john brennan. john brennan to the c.i.a. how are republicans going to...
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"way too early" starts right now. >>> there's jack lew's signature. we could have a pretty ugly signature on our dollar bill. >> i mean, is this even a signature? or did he start drawing charlie brown and give up after the hair? good grief. and it got no better when lew explained his fiscal philosophy saying, quote, i describe budgets as tapestry. when it's woven together, it completes our hopes and dreams of a nation. >> i tried. still doesn't even look good. good morning and welcome
"way too early" starts right now. >>> there's jack lew's signature. we could have a pretty ugly signature on our dollar bill. >> i mean, is this even a signature? or did he start drawing charlie brown and give up after the hair? good grief. and it got no better when lew explained his fiscal philosophy saying, quote, i describe budgets as tapestry. when it's woven together, it completes our hopes and dreams of a nation. >> i tried. still doesn't even look good....
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lew is the choice. there are reports there will be a joint news conference as well. meanwhile, joe biden, the first of two meetings with victims' groups and gun safety organizations. the attorney general also at today's meetings. they're expected to meet with the national rifle association, walmart, and other groups. vice president biden has some comments for reporters. >> on behalf of the attorney general and the president and i, thank you for taking the time. this is important work. we have a lot of work to be done and i know that several of you around the table have lost loved ones or have been the victims of gun violence yourself. now, it has been almost four weeks now since the tragedy in connecticut. i have been doing this a long time. of all the tragic events i -- we haven't heard, i do not think anything has touched the heart of the american people so profoundly as saying those young children being shot and a riddled with bullets. every once in awhile there is something that weakens the conscien
lew is the choice. there are reports there will be a joint news conference as well. meanwhile, joe biden, the first of two meetings with victims' groups and gun safety organizations. the attorney general also at today's meetings. they're expected to meet with the national rifle association, walmart, and other groups. vice president biden has some comments for reporters. >> on behalf of the attorney general and the president and i, thank you for taking the time. this is important work. we...
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. >>> obama's nominee for treasury secretary jack lew is facing criticism because his signature, which will appear on the dollar bill, is complete lly illegible. look at his signature. this is real. in response, lew is like, i will fix this or my name is -- there's some political news here. president obama recently came under fire from republicans over the lack of diversity in his cabinet. then obama said, you guys know i'll be there too, right? >>> well, it's time for other entertainment news. it's the cia versus the lapd at the box office this weekend. after being in limited release for the past few weeks "zero dark thirty" is going wide, fresh off its five oscar nominations. but "gangster squad" may take first place this weekend thanks to box office draws ryan gosling and emma stone. >>> so what does 9-year-old quvenzhane wallis want to do now that she's nominated for on can oscar? what any other 9-year-old would want to do. go on a shopping spree and eat pizza. >>> justin bieber may have a dopplpganger. >>> and justin timberlake and beyonce both announced new music is headed our wa
. >>> obama's nominee for treasury secretary jack lew is facing criticism because his signature, which will appear on the dollar bill, is complete lly illegible. look at his signature. this is real. in response, lew is like, i will fix this or my name is -- there's some political news here. president obama recently came under fire from republicans over the lack of diversity in his cabinet. then obama said, you guys know i'll be there too, right? >>> well, it's time for other...
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the president expected to nominate jack lew to fill that key post. lew is currently the white house chief of staff. he's also served as white house budget director for presidents obama and clinton. if he's confirmed, he would succeed timothy geithner at the treasury department. >>> the president also looking for a new labor secretary. hilda solis resigned yesterday. she will likely return to her home of california and run for a seat on the los angeles county board of supervisors. three cabinet members say that they will stay on the job for the president's second term. attorney general eric holder, health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius, and veterans affairs secretary eric shenski. >>> five militant are dead in the fifth drone attack of the new year in pakistan. intelligence sources say the drone fired four missiles at a house near the pakistan/afghanistan border. several people were also injured. about 40 militants have been killed in strikes in the north waziristan tribal region since the new year, including a senior al qaeda commande
the president expected to nominate jack lew to fill that key post. lew is currently the white house chief of staff. he's also served as white house budget director for presidents obama and clinton. if he's confirmed, he would succeed timothy geithner at the treasury department. >>> the president also looking for a new labor secretary. hilda solis resigned yesterday. she will likely return to her home of california and run for a seat on the los angeles county board of supervisors. three...
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jack lew is not that man. we heard the announcement live on c-span, and it's available to watch on c-span.org. >> if you ask how many are self-identified libertarians, those who describe themselves as libertarian, depending which poll, could be 10%-15%. if you ask questions like, if you give people a battery of questions about different ideological things, like, do you believe in x or y? you track those to different ideologies, then depending on which poll, you get up to 30% of americans calling themselves libertarians. are you economically conservative but socially liberal, over half of americans say that's what they are. now, that said, just because people say these things, doesn't mean they really believe them. if you ask americans do you want smaller government, they say yes. if you want government to spend less money, they say yes. but if ask them to make cuts, they don't want to cut anything. it's not clear if they really believe in it. best on the data i have in writing the book, i say roughly somewhere
jack lew is not that man. we heard the announcement live on c-span, and it's available to watch on c-span.org. >> if you ask how many are self-identified libertarians, those who describe themselves as libertarian, depending which poll, could be 10%-15%. if you ask questions like, if you give people a battery of questions about different ideological things, like, do you believe in x or y? you track those to different ideologies, then depending on which poll, you get up to 30% of americans...
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the president nominating jack lew to become the treasury secretary. partly and chiefly because of his budget experience. what are your thoughts about the pick and what he brings to the table? guest: i certainly hope it will be positive. i think he will be on a roll with treasury to be having a lot of data at his fingertips, which indicates virtually no interest environment that we are in, it has its pluses and minuses. it also is an environment today where there is not much inflation. if he were to compound inflation in the future, he would well understand what that would do to budgets as well. i think he hopefully is able to bring a perspective and said, let's get some long-term problems dealt with now because here are the risks. he has to be a risk manager. he has to be able to explain these things. this has not been talked about yet. i held as treasury secretary -- he has had experience around congress -- he is more of a washington person. i would hope because he has had political awareness, he would understand the significance and focus on a growt
the president nominating jack lew to become the treasury secretary. partly and chiefly because of his budget experience. what are your thoughts about the pick and what he brings to the table? guest: i certainly hope it will be positive. i think he will be on a roll with treasury to be having a lot of data at his fingertips, which indicates virtually no interest environment that we are in, it has its pluses and minuses. it also is an environment today where there is not much inflation. if he...
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president obama introduced white house chief of staff jack lew yesterday as his choice to be white house secretary treasurer. we heard from two democrats. charlie rangel and gene sheheen. >> it's embarrassing as hell, and i kind of think there's no excuse when it's a second term. >> he had places where he could appoint women, and i hope he'll take a look and do that. >> cbs news political director john dickerson is in washington. john, good morning. >> good morning, norah. >> all right. so is it all the president's men as they say for president obama? >> well, right now it looks like it. these last three appointments, all white males, and this criticism is, look, mr. president, you won your election based on the votes of women and minorities, so you should respect that in your naming of the cabinet picks. the white house pushes back and says he's only halfway through the process, don't judge him so quickly, yet the judge is being judged quickly on race and gender issues, it may be, in fact, because he taught people how do that. in his campaign there was not a race or gender that the obam
president obama introduced white house chief of staff jack lew yesterday as his choice to be white house secretary treasurer. we heard from two democrats. charlie rangel and gene sheheen. >> it's embarrassing as hell, and i kind of think there's no excuse when it's a second term. >> he had places where he could appoint women, and i hope he'll take a look and do that. >> cbs news political director john dickerson is in washington. john, good morning. >> good morning,...
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lew. he would replace treasury secretary tim geithner. that announcement is set for 1:30 eastern today. c-span will have live coverage. all this week at 6 eastern here on c-span2 we're featuring past q&a programsment today it's supreme court justice antonin scalia on his book, "making your case: the art of persuading judges." it gives advice to lawyers. and then at 7 eastern, it's another q&a program, a conversation with neil barofsky. he's written a book called "bailout: an inside account of how washington abandoned main street while rescuing wall street." >> back in the heyday of the private student lending market, um, you saw a lot of families who weren't necessarily going to for-profit colleges. you know, their student was going to, say, a music school. i wrote an article about a gardener who sent his son to college, you know, the first in the family to go to college. he made about -- the dad made about $21,000 a year. that was family income. and he was able to borrow six figures from
lew. he would replace treasury secretary tim geithner. that announcement is set for 1:30 eastern today. c-span will have live coverage. all this week at 6 eastern here on c-span2 we're featuring past q&a programsment today it's supreme court justice antonin scalia on his book, "making your case: the art of persuading judges." it gives advice to lawyers. and then at 7 eastern, it's another q&a program, a conversation with neil barofsky. he's written a book called "bailout:...
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lew as his next treasury secretary. he would be replacing timothy geithner who has made it clear he plans to step down by the end of january. lew twice has been the director of the office -- excuse me, the office of management and budget. did his bit on wall street as managing director of citigroup. easier to be than say apparently. if selected and confirmed lew has the task of taking on raising the debt ceiling. we're back after the break. commercials? those types are coming on to me all the time now. (vo) she gets the comedians laughing and the thinkers thinking. >>ok, so there's wiggle room in the ten commandments, that's what you're saying. you would rather deal with ahmadinejad than me. >>absolutely. >> and so would mitt romney. (vo) she's joy behar. >>and the best part is that current will let me say anything. what the hell were they thinking? >> announcer: ladies and gentlemen, it's "the stephanie miller show." ♪ i'm walkin' on sunshine ♪ ♪ i'm walkin' on sunshine ♪ ♪ and it's time to feel good ♪ ♪
lew as his next treasury secretary. he would be replacing timothy geithner who has made it clear he plans to step down by the end of january. lew twice has been the director of the office -- excuse me, the office of management and budget. did his bit on wall street as managing director of citigroup. easier to be than say apparently. if selected and confirmed lew has the task of taking on raising the debt ceiling. we're back after the break. commercials? those types are coming on to me all the...